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' REVERSIBLE GARMENT Filed Oct. 23, 1962 s shets sheet 1 INVENTORSATTORNEY p 1964 D. F. ALL N ETAL 3,147,490

REVERSIBLE GARMENT Filed Oct. 23, 1962 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 I 4 I] I m 39 Wi M Q l/ M/m 24 BY Cum! ATTORNEY Sept. 8, 1964 D. F. ALLEN ETALREVERSIBLE GARMENT 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Oct. 25, 1962 INV EN TORSATTORNEY United States Patent O lice 3,147,490 REVERSIBLE GARMENTDarrell F. Allen, Bellevue, and James A. Wold, Seattle, Wash, assignorsto Apparel, Inc., Seattle, Wash, a corporation of Washington Filed Oct.23, 1962, Ser. No. 232,521 3 Claims. (Cl. 2-84) This invention relatesto reversible garments, and more particularly to a reversible jacket orlike outer garment having an integrally attached head-covering hoodwhich I such a garment. However, it will be understood that theinvention also has utility in connection with other types of outergarments having integrally attached hoods, such as hooded raincoats, forexample.

Prior art ski jackets have been provided with coverings or linings ofdifferent colors or different materials on the inside and outsidesurfaces thereof so that such a jacket can be reversed by turning itinside out so as to expose either one of the coverings on the outside ofthe jacket. The present jacket is reversible and includes an integrallyattached head-covering hood, which becomes rolled under the collar ofthe jacket when the hood is not in use, and the invention solves theproblem of satisfactorily securing the rolled collar and the underlyinghood to the neck of the jacket in both of the reversible positions ofthe jacket without using separate fasteners corresponding to each of thereversible positions. So far as we know, snap fasteners have only beenused heretofore in securing the rolled collars of non-reversible typejackets to the necks of the jackets and have not been used for securingrolled collars on reversible jackets to the neck region of.

reversed along with the rest of the garment in either of the i.

reversible positions of the garment, with the hood being rolled underand concealed beneath the collar in either of the reversible positionsof the garment.

Another object of the invention is to provide a reversible garment, suchas a ski jacket or the like, having an integrally attached hood andcollar, in which the same snap fasteners are used to secure the collarand underlying hood in rolled overlying relation to the jacket in bothof the reversible positions of the jacket.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a reversiblejacket or the like having an integrally attached collar and hood andincluding special combination malefemale snap members attached to boththe jacket'and the hood which .permit the same snap members to be usedto secure the collar and underlying hood in rolled overlying relation tothe jacket in either of the reversible positions of the hood and jacket.

Stillanother object of the invention is to provide a reversible hoodedjacket or the like in which the jacket collar to which the hood isattached may be reversed along with the jacket to provide correspondingcolor changes Patented Sept. 8, 1964 of both the jacket and collar uponreversal of the garment.

To achieve these objects there is provided in accordance with thisinvention a reversible garment such as a ski jacket or the like having acollar and a hood integrally attached to the collar. The neck portion ofthe jacket and a portion of the hood adjacent the connection of the hoodto the collar are each respectively provided with special snapfasteners. Each snap fastener includes a male stud portion extendingfrom one end thereof and projecting outwardly from one surface of thejacket or hood, and a female socket portion extending inwardly from theother end of the snap member and accessible from the opposite surface ofthe jacket or hood. When the hood is not in use, it is rolled uponitself until the wound hood lies adjacent the surface of the collar ofthe jacket. The collar is then folded into overlying relation to theneck portion of the jacket with the hood lying beneath the. collar andthe snap elements carried by the folded hood are engaged with the matingsnap elements carried by the neck portion of the jacket to secure the'collar and underlying rolled hood in fastened relation to the neck ofthe jacket. The male stud portions and female socket portions of thesnap members on the neck become obvious from the following descriptiontaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective front quarter view showing the hooded jacket ofthe invention being worn with the hood in use covering the head of thewearer;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view showing the jacket of FIG. 1 with thehood disposed in inoperative position and rolled under the collar of thejacket;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the upper portion of the jacketshowing the hood in operative position;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the upper portion of the jacketshowing the parts in the same relation as in FIG. 3 with the samesurfaces disposed as covering and lining respectively, i.e.,'with thejacket unreversed from its FIG. 3 form;

FIG. 5 is a view in substantially central vertical cross section,showing the hood in operative position;

FIG. 6 is a similar View, showing the hood rolled in inoperativeposition and lying beneath the rolled collar of the jacket; and

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of one of the combination male-female snapfasteners.

Of course, instead of providing the surface coverings or linings indifferent color, these elements of the garment may be provided inmaterials of different kind or texture,

e.g., one may be a textile fabric and the other may be leather orplastic.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a reversible ski jacketgenerally indicated at 10, including an openable body portion 12 whichmay be closed by a suitable slide fastener or other closure means 14.The jacket includes sleeves 16, and a collar 18 is secured by stitchingto the upper neck region of the body 12. As best seen In order that thejacket may be reversible, the body portion 12 and the collar 18 are eachprovided with differently colored cloth coverings or linings on each ofthe opposite surfaces thereof, or differently textured coverings orlinings. Thus, body portion 12 of the jacket includes coverings 24 and26 which are respectively on the inside and outside surfaces withrespect to the view in FIG. 5, while collar 18 is provided with linings28 and 30 on the inner and outer surfaces with respect to the view shownin FIG. 5. If it be desired to have the body portion 12 and the collar18 display the same colors in either of the reversed positions of thejacket, the outside covering 26 of body portion 12 and the inside lining28 of the collar 18 should both be of the same color, and the insidelining 24 of the body portion 12 and the outside covering 30 of collar18 should also both be of the same color, but a color different fromthat of the outside 26 and inside 28.

In accordance with an important feature of the invention, special snapmembers such as those indicated at 32 (see FIG. 7) are provided at theupper end of the neck region of the body 12 of the jacket and aplurality of similar snap members 32' are provided at the lower end ofthe hood 22 adjacent the junction of the hood with collar 18. In theembodiment shown in the drawings, three snap members 32 are positionedin the neck region of the jacket and three corresponding snap members32' are positioned in the hood 22 adjacent the junction of the hood withcollar 18.

As best seen in the detail view of FIG. 7, each of the snap members 32and 32 is a combination male-female snap element, including a pair ofdisc-like members 34 and 36 which respectively lie adjacent the oppositesurfaces 24-26 of the jacket 12 and adjacent the inner and outersurfaces of the hood. The disc 34 has a stud 38 extending therefromwhich constitutes a male snap element. The disc 36 has an aperture orsocket 42 therein and constitutes the female snap element. The innerface of disc 34 has prongs 40 which extend through the cloth coverings24 and 26 of jacket body 12, or through the cloth layers 23, of hood 22,and are crimped into engagement with the rolled peripheral edge 43 ofopposite disc member 36 thereby to secure discs 34 and 36 in assembledrelation. Thus, each snap member 32 or 32 includes a male snap elementdefined by stud 38 of disc 34 and a female snap element defined bysocket 42 of disc 36.

As best seen in the views of FIGS. 3 and 4, when the hood 22 is in itsoperative or opened-up position, the snap members 32 adjacent the loweredge of the hood have their respective portions extending in the samedirection as the corresponding portions of the snap elements 32 at theupper end of the neck region of the jacket. Thus, for example, in theview of FIG. 3, which is a view looking at the rear end of the hood andjacket, the stud portions 38' of the snaps 32 extend outwardly from theouter surface of hood 22, while stud portions 38 of snaps 32 extendoutwardly from the outer surface of the jacket 12. In the view of FIG.4, looking at the inner surface of the hood and jacket, the sockets 42of the snaps 32 of the hood face inwardly from the inner surface of thehood, while the sockets 42 of the snaps 32 at the upper end of thejacket face inwardly from the inner surface of the body 12 of thejacket. If the jacket and hood are reversed from the position shown inFIGS. 3 and 4 by turning these members inside-out, the respectiveportions of the snap members on the hood and jacket will still extend inthe same direction as each other with the hood in the openedup position,although the parts will be reversed from the positions indicated inFIGS. 3 and 4. That is, with the hood and jacket turned inside-out so asto be reversed from the position shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, surfaces 24 and23 of the jacket and hood respectively will lie on the exterior of thesemembers, and surfaces and 25 of the jacket and hood will become theinterior surfaces of the respective members. In this reversed positionof the jacket and hood, female sockets 42 and 42' of the snap members 32and 32' will lie on the outer surfaces of the jacket and hood,respectively, and stud elements 38 and 38 of the jacket and hood willlie on the interior surfaces of the respective members. Thus, regardlessof which surfaces of the jacket and attached hood are positionedoutwardly, when the hood is rolled upon itself and the collar 18 isturned to form a rolled collar, the portions of the snap elements 32 ofthe hood which are presented for engagement with the snap elements 32 ofthe jacket will always be in proper mating relation with each other,regardless of which surfaces of the jacket and hood are positionedoutwardly.

When it is desired to disposed the hood 22 in its inoperative position,the hood is rolled or wound upon itself in a clockwise direction withrespect to the view shown in FIG. 5. Since the lower edge of the hood isconnected by stitching to the upper end of collar 18, the rolled hoodwill lie adjacent the outer surface 30 of collar 18, when the membersare in the position shown in the view of FIG. 5. The female sockets 42'of the snaps 32' at the lower end of the hood are disposed outwardly ofthe rolled hood 22 due to the clockwise rolling of the hood. Therefore,when collar 18 is folded or rolled over to the position shown in FIG. 6,the sockets 42' may be easily snapped into engagement with thecorresponding studs 38 of snaps 32 in the neck region of jacket 12 tosecure the rolled collar 18 and the underlying wound hood 22 to the neckof jacket 10.

From the foregoing it will be evident that there is provided inaccordance with this invention a reversible garment of novel utility,including an integral collar and hood, with an improved fasteningarrangement which permits the same snap fasteners to be used forsecuring the hood in inoperative position in concealed underlyingrelation to the rolled collar of the garment in either of the reversedpositions of the garment. By use of the fastening arrangement of theinvention, the garment can be reversed for change of color or surfacematerial, and the hood may be wound on itself and concealed under thecollar, using the same fasteners regardless of which surface of thegarment is disposed outwardly. The invention has particular utility inconnection with hooded ski jackets, but may also be used on other typesof reversible outer garments, such as hooded raincoats, for example.While there has been shown and described a particular embodiment of theinvention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that variouschanges and modifications may be made therein without departing from theinvention, and therefore it is aimed to cover all such changes andmodifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.

What we claim as our invention: 1. A reversible garment comprising agarment body terminating at its upper end in a neck member, a collar,and a head-covering hood member, all having reversible surfaces so thatthe garment may be disposed in wearable condition with either set ofsurfaces outermost, said collar being normally upstanding and secured tosaid neck member, said hood member having its lower edge secured to theupper edge of said collar and being rollable down into an inpoerativefolded position on the outside of said collar, and said collar beingfoldable outwardly down into overlying enclosing relation to the foldedhood member to a position in which the lower edge of the hood member isjuxtaposed to the neck member, a plurality of fastener devices carriedby said neck member, a plurality of fastener devices carried by saidlower edge of the hood member for engagement with said fastener devicesof said neck member in said juxtaposed relation of the folded hood andneck members,

each of said fastener devices of said neck and hood members comprisingcooperating elements provided on both reversible surfaces of saidmembers,

and said elements being so positioned on the hood and neck membersrespectively, and being so oriented, that the elements of the hoodmember mate with those of the neck member in either of the reversiblepositions of said garment.

2. A garment as claimed in claim 1 in which each of said fastenerdevices is a snap fastener and comprises a stud extending from one ofthe reversible surfaces of one of the members and a socket on the othersurface of the member, the stud of each snap fastener on one memberbeing engageable with the socket of the adjacent snap fastener on theother member in either of the reversible positions of the garment.

3. A garment as claimed in claim 1 in which said fastener devices aresix in number, being provided at the rear central portion of each of theneck and hood members and on each opposite front portion of the neck andhood members.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS

1. A REVERSIBLE GARMENT COMPRISING A GARMENT BODY TERMINATING AT ITSUPPER END IN A NECK MEMBER, A COLLAR, AND A HEAD-COVERING HOOD MEMBER,ALL HAVING REVERSIBLE SURFACES SO THAT THE GARMENT MAY BE DISPOSED INWEARABLE CONDITION WITH EITHER SET OF SURFACES OUTERMOST, SAID COLLARBEING NORMALLY UPSTANDING AND SECURED TO SAID NECK MEMBER, SAID HOODMEMBER HAVING ITS LOWER EDGE SECURED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID COLLARAND BEING ROLLABLE DOWN INTO AN INPOERATIVE FOLDED POSITION ON THEOUTSIDE OF SAID COLLAR, AND SAID COLLAR BEING FOLDABLE OUTWARDLY DOWNINTO OVERLYING ENCLOSING RELATION TO THE FOLDED HOOD MEMBER TO APOSITION IN WHICH THE LOWER EDGE OF THE HOOD MEMBER IS JUXTAPOSED TO THENECK MEMBER, A PLURALITY OF FASTENER DEVICES CARRIED BY SAID NECKMEMBER, A PLURALITY OF FASTENER DEVICES CARRIED BY SAID LOWER EDGE OFTHE HOOD MEMBER FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FASTENER DEVICES OF SAID NECKMEMBER IN SAID JUXTAPOSED RELATION OF THE FOLDED HOOD AND NECK MEMBERS,EACH OF SAID FASTENER DEVICES OF SAID NECK AND HOOD MEMBERS COMPRISINGCOOPERATING ELEMENTS PROVIDED ON BOTH REVERSIBLE SURFACES OF SAIDMEMBERS, AND SAID ELEMENTS BEING SO POSITIONED ON THE HOOD AND NECKMEMBERS RESPECTIVELY, AND BEING SO ORIENTED, THAT THE ELEMENTS OF THEHOOD MEMBER MATE WITH THOSE OF THE NECK MEMBER IN EITHER OF THEREVERSIBLE POSITIONS OF SAID GARMENT.